《西游记》中女性人物的历史性和现实性

On the Historical and Realistic Significance of Women Figures in A Journey to the West

作为明清古典四大名著之一的神魔小说,《西游记》虽然对女性人物笔墨不多,但有效地刻画了诸多有历史和现实意义的女性人物。文学是历史和文化的一面镜子,透过这面镜子反观《西游记》中的各色女性人物,可以发现无不具有一定的历史性和现实性,因而她们值得读者去深入探讨,挖掘其中的艺术成就和思想内容,为研究漫长而曲折的女性解放过程积累更多的经验和参考。

In A Journey to the West,one of the four ancient Chinese classical novels,Wu Cheng’en creates quite a few women figures of historical and realistic significance.Since literature is a mirror of history and culture,all women figures’historical and realistic significance can be reflected in the novel.Therefore, readers should try to probe into the novel’s artistic and ideological achievements concerning women and gain experience for women’s emancipation in real life.